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Newham College: Boy knifed in the face in double stabbing as armed cops swoop near NewVIc school
ARMED cops swooped on an East London college today after two boys were stabbed.
One was knifed in his upper arm and another slashed in his face during the attack near Newham Sixth Form College.
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Pictures on social media showed a heavy police presence and witnesses reported seeing an air ambulance land nearby shortly after 2pm.
The injuries to the pair, both in their mid-teens, are not life-threatening or life-changing.
No arrests have been made and a crime scene is in place on Prince Regent Lane.
One witness told The Sun they had seen around "50 college kids" fighting and shouting in the street before all hell broke lose.
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They added: "The first one got stabbed outside the college and then the second stabbing was up the road by our house.
“He got slashed in the face but then we saw him walking in the ambulance so we thought he was OK.
“But even when the police came they were still fighting. They were around the first victim when the second victim got stabbed and suddenly all the police rushed up the road to that.
“They fight out on the street every lunchtime. It’s been going on for months but it’s getting worse. The police have been here every day this week.
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“Something like this has been building up. People who are expelled come at lunch and cause trouble. It’s always the same boys fighting. I saw one girl on the floor crying.
“I think it’s drug related. I see kids throw drugs away in the bins.”
The Metropolitan Police have been contacted for comment.
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